(A) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the storm drainage system or watercourses any materials, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, other than storm water.
(B) The commencement, conduct, or continuance of any illegal discharge to the storm drain system is prohibited except as described as follows:
(1) Waterline flushing or other potable water sources;
(2) Landscape irrigation or lawn watering;
(3) Diverted stream flows;
(4) Rising ground water or ground water infiltration to storm drains;
(5) Uncontaminated pumped ground water;
(6) Foundation or footing drains (not including active ground water dewatering systems), and crawl space pumps;
(7) Air conditioning condensation;
(8) Springs;
(9) Non-commercial washing of vehicles;
(10) Natural riparian habitat or wetland flows;
(11) Dechlorinated swimming pools to less than 0.05 milligrams per liter of chlorinated residual;
(12) Fire fighting activities;
(13) Any other water source not containing pollutants;
(14) Dye testing discharge upon verbal notification to the authorized enforcement agency prior to the time of the test;
(15) Any non-storm water discharge permitted under an NPDES permit, waiver, or waste discharge order issued to the discharger and administered under the authority of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order and other applicable laws and regulations, and provided that written approval has been granted for any discharge to the storm drain system;
(16) Discharges specified in writing by the authorized enforcement agency as being necessary to protect public health and safety.
(Ord. 2005-02, passed 1-24-05; Am. Ord. 2006-25, passed 12-28-06; Am. Ord. 2019-10, passed 5-28-19) Penalty, see § 53.199